Victorian Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous

VicYPAA statement of purpose

VicYPAA stands for Victorian Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous. Each year since 1995 VicYPAA has hosted an annual convention round-up held in January. The convention round-up is organised by a committee of enthusiastic young people in AA as a celebration of recovery, unity and service. We are a group of young members active in service, working for the benefit of all AA.

VicYPAA is all-inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding. It is open to all persons concerned with a drinking problem, irrespective of age. We are an autonomous group funded through our own fund-raising activities and therefore self-supporting.

Surplus funds created from convention round-ups will be held in trust by the Advisory Committee and disbursed by the collective group conscience of the Advisory Committee. VicYPAA has but one primary purpose: to carry the message to other alcoholics who still suffer.

Al-Anon and Alateen statement of purpose

The purpose of Al-Anon and Alateen is to help families and friends of alcoholics by offering hope and friendship and better understanding of the effects on themselves of someone else's drinking.